Trump says he ordered DOJ to probe gas price ‘gouging’ 

President Trump said early Wednesday morning that he has directed the Justice Department (DOJ) to “immediately” open an investigation into alleged gas price gouging at the pump amid economic strains resulting from the Iran war. 

“The big Oil Companies are not dropping their price at the pump commensurate with the sharply lower prices they are paying for Oil,” the president wrote on Truth Social. “Those prices are dropping like a rock!

“In other words, customers are being ‘gouged,’” he continued. “I have instructed the DOJ to immediately start looking into this. Gasoline prices better start going down a lot faster than what I’m seeing!”

The president’s approval rating has taken a hit amid the conflict as the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a major trading channel, resulted in........

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